Re: Canon LIDE 100 scanner

I had the Lide 200 USB... I am pretty experienced in Linux and Ubuntu - but there is really nothing I could do to get the 200 to work. Ended up putting it on a Windows box (the only one I have left in the house).

Good scanner overall - cannon is not real good when it comes to Linux support...

Re: Canon LIDE 100 scanner

anyone got any clue about this? there's got to b a way for this scanner to work

i get this output when running san-find-scanner

Code:

# sane-find-scanner will now attempt to detect your scanner. If the
# result is different from what you expected, first make sure your
# scanner is powered up and properly connected to your computer.
# No SCSI scanners found. If you expected something different, make sure that
# you have loaded a kernel SCSI driver for your SCSI adapter.
found USB scanner (vendor=0x04a9, product=0x1904, chip=GL843?) at libusb:007:002
# Your USB scanner was (probably) detected. It may or may not be supported by
# SANE. Try scanimage -L and read the backend's manpage.
# Not checking for parallel port scanners.
# Most Scanners connected to the parallel port or other proprietary ports
# can't be detected by this program.

but scanimage -L generates the following

Code:

No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something different,
check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and detected by the
sane-find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the documentation
which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages).

Re: Canon LIDE 100 scanner

Originally Posted by redonwhite

I was thinking about purchasing the 200 and would also like to see if there are any ways to get it working.

Go to the SANE project site's list of supported scanners, http://www.sane-project.org/cgi-bin/driver.pl, and see if yours is listed. If so, download the driver (as a .deb) install it and see if that helps. it's how I got an Epson CX7450 to scan.

Re: Canon LIDE 100 scanner

Originally Posted by Alex22

Guys, have you tried to use the driver of similiar Canon scanner? This method often goes successful.

An excellent suggestion. Right now, both CUPS and xsane think my CX7450 all-in-one is a CX7400. Who cares, as long as it works? Try the model numbers closest to yours, and see if one works. You've got nothing to lose except a little time because the worst thing that can happen is, quite literally, nothing.

Re: Canon LIDE 100 scanner

Originally Posted by marekklein

Anyone found solution?

Unfortunately not, and it's unlikely anyone will find a solution anytime soon due to the fact that Canon considers the information needed to produce drivers classified, and by explicitly not supporting Linux.

Just checked with Canon support since a LiDE 200 would be nice for my needs, but obviously Canon wants to stay on my boycott list.